Alosterna (Alosterna) scapularis (Heyden, 1878)

Subfamilia: LEPTURINAE  /  Tribus: LEPTURINI

Alosterna scapularis
[Photo © M.Hoskovec]




Body length:6 - 9 mm
Life cycle:2 years [?]
Adults in:May - July
Host plant:larval development unknown
Distribution:Azerbaidjan (Talysh), North Iran, Turkey [?]


The beetle in the picture was collected on a blossoming Sambucus in North Iran (Gilan province, 40 km E Rudbar).

Collected by M.Rejzek


Subfamilia: Lepturinae Latreille, 1802
Tribus: Lepturini Latreille, 1802
Genus: Alosterna Mulsant, 1863
Subgenus: Alosterna Mulsant, 1863
Species: Alosterna scapularis (Heyden, 1878)